Principal / Tumuaki

Whareorino School; Waikato; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

School house available

Job summary

Whareorino School in Waikawau, North Taranaki, seeks a visionary principal to lead its small rural primary. You will guide teaching and learning, support a close-knit staff, and foster strong relationships with the local community as the school approaches its centennial.

Ideal candidates will build on the vision of relationships, resilience and reflection, ensuring an engaging place-based curriculum and continued community partnerships.

Qualifications

• Visionary leader with ability to inspire staff and learners.
• Strong community connections and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Whareorino School to continue its centennial legacy with the local with coastal community.
• Foster relationships with staff, students, and the wider community to support student success.

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Principal

A wonderful opportunity to lead our well loved school in the heart of a King Country (but within the Taranaki MOE region) rural and seaside community at Waikawau has become available. Whareorino School is located thirty minutes from Mókau and one hour from Piopio. The surrounding countryside, bush, rivers and beautiful coast create an idyllic setting for our school. The area is home to the Nuku Walk, stunning scenery, the Waikawau Beach Tunnel and great fishing and hunting. We will soon be celebrating our school centennial and we are now seeking a new principal to confidently take our school into its next century of education and service to our community.

Whareorino School is a U1 full primary school with a roll of 8 students. Our team is made up of a 0.3 release teacher, a 0.2 LSC teacher, an admin / teacher aide, a Ka Ora Ka Ako cook and grounds / cleaner role. Whareorino School is part of the ‘Tainui Cluster’ of schools who collaborate for staff professional learning and rich experiences for our students in the arts, culture and sport.

Whareorino School is known for living our Vision Statement ‘Stand Tall, Grow Strong, Reach High’. Our vision for our learners is underpinned by our school values; ‘relationships, resilience and reflection’. If you are a visionary teacher and leader, who values connection, collaboration, growth, the success of tamariki and delivering an engaging place based curriculum- we invite you to apply. Our new principal will be a people person who can form caring and supportive relationships with the staff, students and wider community. A school house can be made available for the successful candidate.

Visits are welcome before the Term 3 holidays or feel free to visit the school and look around during the holidays.

Whareorino SchoolNZ

Physical address:
8 Waikawau Beach Road, Awakino, North Taranaki